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Emboldened by the wave of revolution that has toppled the dictatorships of longtime Middle East rulers in Egypt and Tunisia, the people of Libya have mounted a revolution that has become a serious threat to the 40 year rule of longtime dictator Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.(Source) (Profile:Muammar Gaddafi) In a desperate attempt to hold on to […]

Bowing to the will of the Egyptian people, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Friday and handed over power to the military, ending his nearly three decades of iron-clad rule ended by a groundswell of popular protests that began January 25.(Source) Several hundred thousand protesters massed in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square exploded into joy, waving Egyptian […]

In a televised speech to the nation, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak,82, said he will not run for a new term in office as President of Egypt in the upcoming September elections, but rejected demands that he step down immediately and leave the country.(HuffPo) He did not confirm if his unpopular son Gamal would try to run […]